In the following days, Rong Ruo did not appear in front of Yuan Zhao again.

Yuan Zhao initially thought he had gone out on official business again, but it wasn't until she bumped into Rong Ruo on her way out that day that she realized Rong Ruo had been in the capital for the past few days.

As for why she didn't go to her place, her first thought was that Rongruo was helping her get used to things.

But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she found it somewhat absurd.

Is this possible?

That scoundrel is actually being so considerate now?

In the past, Yuan Zhao would never have dared to even think about it.

However, considering what Rong Ruo had done recently, Yuan Zhao felt it was worth considering.

Rongruo saw her leave but didn't ask where she was going. Instead, he went straight back to the mansion. Yuanzhao stood at the door for a while, and only came back to her senses when Feng called her.

"Let's go."

Yuan Zhao boarded the carriage, pulled himself out of his thoughts, and stopped thinking about Rong Ruo.

She went to see her dowry shop today; her dowry is now a terrifying sum.

This time, in addition to military books and weapons, all the betrothal gifts that Rongruo sent were included in her dowry by her father and brothers, who also added to it. Combined with her previous dowry, her dowry list now consists of two thick volumes.

Leaving aside the treasures, the sheer amount of shops, estates, and cash alone is staggering.

Today, all she had to do was go and see how Gu Qingfeng was doing.

Although she knew in her past life that Gu Qingfeng was doing a very good job helping Zhou Shiyuan manage the business, she still needed to see it with her own eyes before she could feel at ease handing over the shops and large sums of money to him.

For the past six months, Gu Qingfeng had been working as the shopkeeper at her shop, and she hadn't checked the accounts. Today, having nothing else to do, she decided to take a look.

"Miss, we've arrived."

Linglong said from outside.

Yuan Zhao got off the carriage, raised an eyebrow, and looked at his shop with some surprise.

If she remembered correctly, her shop sold the most common rice and grains.

Business has always been neither good nor bad. There is a profit every month, but it is not much, and it can only maintain normal operation.

But right now, the shop is bustling with people, and anyone who doesn't know better would think they're selling some kind of novelty.

Yuan Zhao immediately became interested:

"Let's go take a look."

As soon as she entered, she heard the shopkeepers enthusiastically introducing the products, such as how buying a few kilograms of flour would get you a kilogram of bran for free, and what kind of discounts you would get if you bought a certain amount of grain.

Yuan Zhao did the math in his head and realized that what seemed like a loss was actually a bigger profit.

Bran and wheat bran are worthless, but they are considered a great benefit to those who work in the fields.

Braised rice husks can be mixed with wheat flour to make food, or used to feed chickens and ducks; in short, they are excellent.

Since rice and flour are staples, buying more of them can get you free wheat bran and chaff, so why not?

Not long after Yuan Zhao went inside, Gu Qingfeng spotted her and rushed over.

"Don't worry about me, I'm just looking around."

"Yes, madam."

Gu Qingfeng originally wanted to call her "Miss," but remembering that Yuan Zhao had gotten married, he changed it to "Madam."

After he finished speaking, he glanced cautiously at Yuan Zhao. He knew that Yuan Zhao had married Rong Ruo, and everyone in the capital knew about it, let alone him.

After all, it was unheard of for a eunuch to marry.

He was actually a little worried that Yuan Zhao's emotions would be affected, but it seems that his boss is more composed than he imagined.

"Would you like to see the account books, Madam?"

Gu Qingfeng asked.

This matter was originally supposed to be handled during the Spring Festival, but Yuan Zhao sent someone to say that there was too little time and the accounts would not be audited this year, so it has been delayed until now.

"good."

Yuan Zhao did not refuse; that was her purpose in coming today.

She wanted to see how well Gu Qingfeng had done in the past six months.